Assembly Actions -
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Jan 18, 2012 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to election law |
Mar 21, 2011 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 12, 2011 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 10, 2011 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A1548
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLMAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A1548 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A1548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1548 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to early voting for presidential elections Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 9 of article 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: S 9. A. Notwithstanding the residence requirements imposed by section one of this article, the legislature may, by general law, provide special procedures whereby every person who shall have moved from anoth- er state to this state or from one county, city or village within this state to another county, city or village within this state and who shall have been an inhabitant of this state in any event for ninety days next preceding an election at which electors are to be chosen for the office of president and vice president of the United States shall be entitled to vote in this state solely for such electors, provided such person is otherwise qualified to vote in this state and is not able to qualify to vote for such electors in any other state. The legislature may also, by general law, prescribe special procedures whereby every person who is registered and would be qualified to vote in this state but for his or her removal from this state to another state within one year next preceding such election shall be entitled to vote in this state solely for such electors, provided such person is not able to qualify to vote for such electors in any other state. B. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE LEGISLATURE MAY, BY GENERAL LAW, FOR ANY ELECTION AT WHICH ELECTORS ARE TO BE CHOSEN FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDE A MANNER IN WHICH, AND THE TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH, QUALIFIED VOTERS MAY VOTE PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION, AND FOR THE RETURN AND CANVASS OF THEIR VOTES. S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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